Do we ever get to that place as to where we get to hide away from life?…that we get to run away from all the negative?…that we get to never hear the utterance of criticism and or scepticism?….is there a place that we can escape life when it happens to us in this type of manner?…is there ever a place as to where we can hide away from it all…is there a moment when we don’t feel the pressure of it…or the meaninglessness of it all…for someday’s aren’t as bright and sunshine filled as other days…and someday’s we deal and have to deal with people and their actions and their ways…even when them ways are not at all good ways in which any would like to deal with or be socialized with….but as well I know that life is and will happen…that all is not going to be that story book ending…that life happens to us and life is here to stay..until that day that the God Lord decides to come on back and call us on home…but what I’m getting at here guys…is that we have to know within ourselves how to deal with life…how to deal with people…how to deal with criticism…how to deal with negativity…and how to deal in general with all of them problems that each and everyone of us have to deal with…because life is gonna happen regardless…and the way we choose to deal with it is either gonna help us guys along the way or it will hurt us…but we must and I mean we must learn how to deal with it all…for the bible says that godliness with contentment is of a great gain..1 Timothy 6:6…and as well we don’t deal nor should we ever deal with these circumstances the way that them ones of this ole world deals with them things…for we have to learn to not let the things of this world get to us and who we are for Christ..for how is that we can be hot and cold…how is it that we can go from being so kind to being so very mean…how is it that one minute were content and the next were so uncontent…how is it that we go from trusting to completely doubting…see those are just some of them questions that we all must ask ourselves..for we can’t grow or will we ever grow when we let our situations and our circumstances control who we are in this life…for if we constantly get upset with the turning of the wind so to speak…then we will constantly be upset…and where in that is a witness or where in that type of attitude can any of us witness to well for the Lord with that type of personality..for we have to be steadfast and unmovable when it comes to our actions…and our way of dealing with life..for you see we don’t deal with life by ourselves..but we deal with it, with Jesus…we give it all to Him..and then the Lord in return gives us all the things in which we need to deal with whatever it is that we have been presented with…so I find it very amusing to say the least that people in general can be so nice and kind to others..but choose to be so mean and so unkind to their family and their friends…considering when they are going through hard times…or going through something in their life….for the word says its not what goes into the man that defiles the man but it’s what comes out of him..Matthew 15:11…so we are to consider our words…our actions…our thoughts…our attitudes…everything about who we are..and we can’t let life destroy us in who we are..by us constantly changing with the wind…in other words the problems that we are going through or dealing with…but we gotta know who we are..and we gotta constantly….look up and give the Lord glory no matter what were handed in life…so just know that we do get tested…we are gonna get tried by the fire..and we are gonna have to pass our tests before we ever get to move on to another subject..for we are constantly and continually learning…so don’t forget that…everything that we are faced with is for a reason..so pray about it…seek the Lords face about it…learn, grow, and move on…don’t continue to give in with the storms that present themselves…but rise up above them…let us be like them eagles..and let us learn to soar above the storm, rise up high above the rain clouds..and just rest there and reside there amongst the clear blue breeze and the gentle air that is found above all the problems and all of the storms that can come to present themselves to each and everyone of them…for scripture says…But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint…Isaiah 40:31…so let us learn to not let others or life in general pull us into their storms but let us pull them into our peace…for Gods peace is present no matter what is happening or no matter is taking place..and we as His children get to rest there under the shadow of His wings..so let us rest and let us wait patiently on our Lord..and let us be content..and let us be happy…and filled with His presence at all times..for in Gods presence is fullness of joy…Psalm 16:11…and we all know that the joy of the Lord is our strength..Nehemiah 8:10…and I think we all need and can use that kind of strength in our lives..so we take one day at a time..and we learn from whatever were faced with..and we continue on doing what we can with what we have..being happy and free in the Lord…never letting nothing or no one steal away from us and our lives..or especially our joy…In Jesus’ name, I do ask and pray, Amen and Amen..Be blessed today my dear sweet friends and remember wherever you go and whatever you do, Be a light for our Father, Much love to you all, Mandi